The Austin Packers (Austin, MN) basketball were winner over the host John Marshall Rockets (Rochester, MN), 54-45 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Packers now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Albert Lea for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. Austin will play a Tigers team coming off a 67-18 league loss to Red Wing (Red Wing, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 0-7.

With the loss, John Marshall falls to 5-2 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Century (Rochester, MN) to play the Panthers in a AAAA Section 1 bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Century lost 73-45 in their recent non-league bout against Stillwater (Stillwater, MN)